Didymomyia tiliacea
Didymomyia tiliacea is a gall forming midge found on Lime. It is a woody swelling, most often on upperside, conical above and hemispherical below. In midsummer a inner gall sticks out from the cone, later falling and leaving a hole in the outer gall which then become covered over.
on Lime trees
Uncommon or under-recorded.
Unknown.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Craneflies, Gnats & Midges
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Cecidomyiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 11/10/2018 (Grimes, Martin)
- Last record:
- 01/08/2023 (lemmon, roy)
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